“It’s not a crime to fall in love,” the protagonist of Shin Sung-han’s (Cho Seung-woo) favourite television show proclaims in the opening scene of Divorce Attorney Shin. “I never wanted to take it this far.” As Sung-han is heating up his microwave dinner, he yells at his television: “You have to sue his mistress!” Of course, he would know all about taking legal action to avenge failed marriages – as a reputable attorney who specialises only in divorce cases, his motto “happiness begins at home” is what largely drives his work.
Sung-han is unafraid to embrace his peculiarities when it comes to working on his cases. As a former professional pianist and music professor, he has a keen ear for classical music and turns to the operatic tunes of ’70s trot musician Na Hu-na to deal with the immense stress that comes with the job. He assumes a
